社交媒体上流传的视频片段被错误解读，虚假宣称前总统奥巴马在2016年鼓励非法移民投票 [1]。美联社事实核查确认，这些片段经过缩短处理，制造了误导印象 [1]。
奥巴马在与女演员吉娜·罗德里格斯的采访中原话为"如果你想投票并出现在投票地点，他们无法阻止你投票" [1]。然而这句话的完整语境显示，奥巴马讨论的是合法投票者的投票权 [1]。罗德里格斯在采访中询问"如果我投票，移民局会知道我住在哪里吗？他们会来找我的家人吗？"，奥巴马回应称"不是这样的。首先，当你投票时，你本身就是公民" [1]。
根据美国1996年法律，非公民在联邦选举中投票属于违法行为，可被罚款、监禁最长一年或被驱逐 [1]。
特朗普政府声称国土安全部调查发现约27.8万名非公民被登记投票，但未证实他们实际投票 [1]。新泽西州州长谢里尔报告称，该州约6,600名表示为非公民的人被错误登记为选民，其中少于400人实际投票 [1]。
针对这一问题，特朗普SAVE America法案要求投票登记前提供公民身份证明、在全国范围内实施投票人身份证要求 [1]。该法案已在众议院通过但未在参议院投票 [1]。
Social media posts have circulated a misleading video clip purporting to show former President Barack Obama urging noncitizens to vote in the 2016 election, according to a fact-check investigation. [1] The edited footage misrepresents a conversation Obama had with actress Gina Rodriguez, in which he actually discussed voting rights for legal voters rather than advocating for noncitizen participation in elections. [1]
In the original interview, Rodriguez asked Obama whether voting would alert immigration authorities to her residence and endanger her family. [1] Obama responded by clarifying that citizenship is a prerequisite for voting: "No, that's not how it works. First of all, when you vote, you are a citizen." [1] His broader statement—that those wishing to vote cannot be prevented from doing so at polling locations—was framed specifically in the context of legal voters' rights. [1]
Federal law enacted in 1996 explicitly prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections, with penalties including fines, imprisonment for up to one year, or deportation. [1]
The Trump administration reported that the Department of Homeland Security discovered approximately 278,000 noncitizens registered to vote, though officials did not confirm that any of them actually cast ballots. [1] New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy disclosed that roughly 6,600 individuals identified as noncitizens were incorrectly registered as voters in his state, with fewer than 400 of them actually voting. [1]
In response to these concerns, the Trump administration promoted the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship before voter registration and mandate voter identification requirements nationwide. [1] The measure passed the House but has not been voted on in the Senate. [1]